Hello everyone, My new years resolutions going well! Exercising more, getting things organised and study back on track and eating healthier!
Even our dog molly is helping to keep us on track.
I was snuggled up in my pjs this evening on the couch. When she came into the room with her lead in her mouth and the "walkies" look on her little mutt. So I reluctantly pulled on my trackie, runners, hat, scarf and gloves and did a quick half hour walk around the block and I am so glad I did it!! :)
My first few days on simple Start have been going really well. My mam and I have been doing a good bit of experimenting so here are our meal plans over past 3 days!
Day1
Breakfast: Porridge, alpro soy unsweetened almond milk, stewed apple and cinnamon
Lunch: Baked potato and beans.
Dinner: Zarzuela - Fish stew and toasted multi-seed pat the baker slimbo (ss approved by leader)
Snacks: Pineapple
Raspberry and Apple Crumble
2 treats: 2 tbsp cream (with crumble)
1 ww bar
Day 2
Breakfast: Shredded wheat, sweetener and alpro soy almond milk unsweetened.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta mixed with ham, baby tomatoes cooked in oregano, garlic, basil and balsamic vinegar.
Dinner: Little Christmas (6th Jan) Turkey and Ham, potatoes, carrots, sprouts, peas, parsnips and potatoes.
Snacks: Crumpet with f&h jam
Pineapple
2 Treats: Fruit and jelly topped with custard pot (Trifle!)
WW Bar
Day 3
Breakfast: Shredded wheat, sweetener and alpro soy unsweetened almond milk
Lunch: Carrot and Coriander Soup
WW brown bread, scrape aldi lighter than light mayo, chicken and sprinkle od sage sambo
Dinner: Beef Goulash and potatoes
Snacks: Crumpet with f&h jam
Plum and banana
Wheat bran muffins
2 treats: 1 low fat drinking choc sachet and ww bar
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Recipes:
Zarzuela
Zarzuela is a Spanish saffron
fish-seafood recipe.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
· 900g cod
·
150g mussels
·
150g scallops
· 1 bag frozen prawns and 2 frozen lobster pieces
·
800g potatoes
· 1 can of tomatoes and 1 carton of passata
· 3 peppers
·
1/2 bunch
fresh parsley
· 4 garlic
clove
· 2 onion
·
1 glass Natureo white (1pp)
· Pinch of saffron and pinch of cayenne pepper
·
1 fish
stock cube
· Fry light
· Pepper,
to taste
Utensils
·
Cutting
board + knife
·
Non-stick
skillet
·
Wooden
spoon
·
Large
cooking pot
·
Large
saucepan + colander
Method
Peel and chop onion and garlic
finely. Chop bell peppers, discarding the seeds and inner membranes. Chop
parsley finely. Par-boil potatoes. Set all aside.
Heat a large cooking pot with half a liter / 2
cups tap water on medium heat. Add fish stock cube, garlic, bell pepper,
tomatoes and passata. Then add wine, saffron
and pepper and other herbs to taste. Cook fish and add to sauce. Stir. Cook for 20 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring
occasionally.
Meanwhile, wash the mussels with water. Heat a
deep skillet with a glassful of water and a little more white wine, 1 onion and
a little parsley. Add the mussels. Cook for 15 minutes.
Add potatoes to dish and allow to simmer for another ten to fifteen
minutes. Sprinkle the remaining parsley and more pepper, to taste. Stir and
serve everything together in soup plates.
Apple and Raspberry Crumble
Ingredients:
2 cooking apple
cup of raspberries
2 and half cups
egg white
sunflower fry light
Sweetener to taste
Method:
Layer apples sliced and raspberries in dish. Cover in sweetener to taste. Mix porridge oats, tbsp sweetener and egg white together. Cover the fruit with the crumble and spray with frylight. Bake in oven for 20mins.
Beef Goulash
Ingredients
900g round steak beef
Squeeze tomato puree
Can tomaotoes
Salt
Garlic
Pepper
Splash soya sauce
Splash worcheister sauce
Cup wheat bran
3-4 carrots
1 parsnip
1/4 turnip
2 sticks celery
800g potatoes
Method
Fry onion and garlic. Chop all veg and put to one side. Put beef into zip lock bag and wheat bran and shake. Then stir fry this on pan. Then add can of tomatoes, herbs and soya and worcheister. Add all veg and simmer for ten pins. Slice potatoes thinly. Pour all into dish and top off with potatoes. Cover in tinfoil. Cook in oven for first 2 hrs and 150degres and then remove tinfoil and cook at 200degres.
Wheat Bran Muffins
Ingredients
2 cups porridge oats
2 cups wheat bran
1 grated carrot
2 mashed bananas
Tsp Vanilla essence
Tsp baking powder
Tsp cream of tartar
1 egg beaten and drop of egg white beaten
Cup of blueberries
Fry light
Cinamon
Method
Whizz porridge and wheat bran until becomes finer texture in food processor. Add cinnamon, baking powder and cream of tartar
Using electric food mixer/beater. Beat eggs and vanilla essence. Beat in banana, carrots then beat in porridge and wheat bran. If needed add tbsp of milk.
Spray muffin cakes with fry light.
Spoon mixture into muffin cases.
Bake in oven 180degres for 20 minutes.
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Before I tried this I was obsessed with weighing and I mean if there was 10g extra I would freak so if this works I may be converted!
Enjoy the recipes and enjoy simple start.
Until next time!
Bróna
xx
